Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-21

coaster SOC aud upwards at Champions.
The street window at the Fair" is
made very attractive with beautiful
array of bisque dolls.
]. P. Taylor, formerly of this city. and
now proprietor of the Grand hotel, Cedar
Rapids. is in she city.
Make your male friend present of a
fur collar or pair of fur gloves. BEN
nett's glove store is the place.
If there is anything in the jewelry line
you wish to purchase. be sure and call at
W. r. Johnson's before you buy.
A big lot imitation alligator bound
poems, only AZ cents while they last, at
McCabe Bros, about half price.
Mosenfelder g. Kohn this morning re-
ceived very handsome Christmas present
from a wholesale house in Chicago.
Mufflers, silk handkerchiefs, embroid,
cred handkerchiefs, and handkerchiefs Of
| every description at McIntire's special
sale.
We laugh. you laugh, everybody laughs
when they see the beautiful assortment
and rich holiday display at the Harper
house drug store.
Never mind the cold weather but all
come down together and look at Kann &
Trimmings nice goods and make selec.
ton of Christmas present.
Mr.. G. Weiss, of the firm of John Volk
g. Co., arrived home from Kansas to ats
tend the funeral of his father on Monday.
He will remain over Christmas.
Down with the prices on toy books for
children! sc books at &c; 10c books fol
4c; Csc series at Sc. Nothing pleases
the children better-at Champions.
The first case of diphtheria in eigh,
days was reported to City Clerk KoehleI
last evening" fatal case. too-the de-
ceased being Chas, George, of 1868 FRS
avenue, aged two years.
A collision occurred in the c., r. |.
P. yards last night, c., r. l. & P
freight colliding with switch engine o
the same road. Severa, cars were de
rallied, and trains delayed somewhat.
"Buckskin," one of the old-time horse
on the Moline & Rock Island street raj
road, dropped dead al the barn last eyer
ing just after being embarrassed after on
of many faithful day of service for tn
Il company.
o You can purchase handsomely boun
II book by good author for IS cents; an
II of the British poets with gilt edges fl
IL So cents, biographies of famous men fl
Il IS cents, worth double the money
). Champions.
Chss. McHugh's horse rattle came O
n last evening, Victor Langfeldt, of Oman
= holding the lucky number which capture
re the horse, it being $50 and the last on
re on the list. Mr.. Llngfeldt gets SEQ
Is horse for 81.
lie The Davenport Tribune says the Glol
is Plow works, in which considerable Rot
As Island capital is invested, is to be !
moved to either Omaha or Lincoln, Ne
Davenport is not wide awake enough
IL suit the Globe folks.
IT. Rev. l. W. Read and wife left th
III morning for Springfield, which will
py their future home. Mr. Reads duties
Die Superintendent of the Baptist Missions
en- Illinois will require his travelling abb
EN- the state almost constantly.
RS. The charge against P. 0. Gustafs
nd for sssaulting ex- Policeman Nelson. "
us changed to assault and battery Def
Magistrate Bennett yesterday afternot
and he was fined IS and costs. Rchs
Glare was sent up for sixty days for n
licious mischief.
For the Christmas and New Years /
iday season the c., B. & Q. railrt
company will sell tickets between all
tons in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri
one fare for the round trip. Tict
good going Dec. "a, %, 26 and 81,
returning up to. and including Janu
3, 1888.
o,s II. D. Folsom received this morn
n.y.. an invoice OF silver ware, which
,v,s shipped December 2, and which has
roc detained on the road somewhere 8
q, that time. Arriving so late, he has
cluded to disposed of it at greatly
n duced prices. The invoice includes
the latest designs.
q, Wait! Who says waltz Now is
time. The goods came yesterday
,eon McCabe's large force of clerks were
till away late in the night getting all t
H delayed holiday goods marked al
shape for immediate sale, Must all
"a at Can't carry them overl No room to
them away. No fsvors shown. one L
ci,v dollar as good as another None
aside. Come early. Money saved.
&C of crowd will clamor, but all will be "
on.